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The World between Chaos and New Opportunities

Does a complex world in a state of upheaval threaten to slip into an inability to take action? Power shifts, refugee crisis, military threats, terror, corrupt political structures, religious confrontations, climate change and the distribution struggle have all become intertwined through globalisation. Even the credibility of media reports is being questioned. History is being written and in parts reads like an evolutionary step backwards. It has created opportunities for new multilateralism and the people are taking to the streets in protest. What will our world look like in the future? Renowned personalities offer their advice and predictions:

As a former world leader, Mikhail Gorbachev is one of the most respected political figures in the international arena. His attempts at reform helped to end the Cold War, and also ended the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and dissolved the Soviet Union. His wealth of knowledge affords him an exclusive position to offer insights into the importance of strong leadership and decision-making, about the social, economic and political fallout of climate change.He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.

Professor of Political and Financial History at Harvard University and Bestselling Author is one of the world's leading historians of the global economy. He is a regular contributor to television and radio on both sides of the Atlantic and a prolific commentator on contemporary politics and economics. He uses his detailed research into economic and political developments and analyses current trends and shows businesses how useful lessons can be learned from previous events.

He has been at the centre of European and global politics for three decades as Secretary General of NATO, Prime Minister of Denmark, Danish Minister of Economic Affairs, and a leading Danish parliamentarian. During his time with NATO, he developed a new Strategic Concept, which set the Alliance’s core priorities for the future. In the midst of the most serious economic crisis in recent time, he launched “Smart Defence” to help nations make more efficient use of their resources through more multinational cooperation

Former Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor (Germany). Thanks to his extensive experience as the voice and as a decision maker in politics, Joschka Fischer gives not only an insight into the tendencies of international political developments and the socio and business scene, but also demonstrates what it takes to successfully negotiate on the international platform. His leadership skills and his outstanding rhetoric qualities have made him one of the most requested political speakers across the globe.

Chairman of the Munich Security Conference and Global Head of Government Relations, Allianz SE, Munich. From 1998 to 2000, he served as Deputy Foreign Minister. From 2006 to 2008, he was the Federal Republic of Germany's ambassador to the UK, and before that the German ambassador to the US for almost five years. In 2007, he represented the European Union in the troika negotiations on the future of Kosovo. He is also Chairman of the Ambassadors Advisory Board of the Executive Council on Diplomacy in Washington, D.C.

Former US Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany rom 1997 until 2001.He was one of the architects of the Dayton Peace Agreement and played a central role in conceiving the Administration's strategy for a new security structure in Europe.Since the end of his service as US Ambassador to Germany, he has acted as Chairman of Lazard & Co. Germany and serves on the supervisory board of ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG and Bayer AG.